Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 14.17.6

सिद्ध उवाच ।
आयुःकीर्तिकराणीह यानि कर्माणि सेवते ।
शरीरग्रहणेऽन्यस्मिंस्तेषु क्षीणेषु सर्वशः ॥ ६ ॥

siddha uvāca |
āyuḥkīrtikarāṇīha yāni karmāṇi sevate |
śarīragrahaṇe'nyasmiṃsteṣu kṣīṇeṣu sarvaśaḥ || 6 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...soul, after even a correct apprehension of his constitution and strength and of the season of both his own life and of the year, begins to eat at irregular intervals and to eat...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (14.17.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Siddha, Ayu, Ayus, Kirtikara, Iha, Yani, Yat, Karman, Shariragrahana, Ani, Anya, Idam, Tad, Kshina, Sarvashah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 14.17.6). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “siddha uvāca
  • siddha* -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “āyuḥkīrtikarāṇīha yāni karmāṇi sevate
  • āyuḥ -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kīrtikarāṇī -
  • kīrtikara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sevate -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 3: “śarīragrahaṇe'nyasmiṃsteṣu kṣīṇeṣu sarvaśaḥ
  • śarīragrahaṇe' -
  • śarīragrahaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • asmiṃs -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kṣīṇeṣu -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √kṣī class 1 verb], [locative plural from √kṣī class 5 verb], [locative plural from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 14.17.6

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 14.17.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸಿದ್ಧ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಆಯುಃಕೀರ್ತಿಕರಾಣೀಹ ಯಾನಿ ಕರ್ಮಾಣಿ ಸೇವತೇ ।
ಶರೀರಗ್ರಹಣೇಽನ್ಯಸ್ಮಿಂಸ್ತೇಷು ಕ್ಷೀಣೇಷು ಸರ್ವಶಃ ॥ ೬ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 14.17.6 in Bengali sript:
সিদ্ধ উবাচ ।
আযুঃকীর্তিকরাণীহ যানি কর্মাণি সেবতে ।
শরীরগ্রহণেঽন্যস্মিংস্তেষু ক্ষীণেষু সর্বশঃ ॥ ৬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 14.17.6 in Gujarati sript:
સિદ્ધ ઉવાચ ।
આયુઃકીર્તિકરાણીહ યાનિ કર્માણિ સેવતે ।
શરીરગ્રહણેઽન્યસ્મિંસ્તેષુ ક્ષીણેષુ સર્વશઃ ॥ ૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 14.17.6 in Malayalam sript:
സിദ്ധ ഉവാച ।
ആയുഃകീര്തികരാണീഹ യാനി കര്മാണി സേവതേ ।
ശരീരഗ്രഹണേഽന്യസ്മിംസ്തേഷു ക്ഷീണേഷു സര്വശഃ ॥ ൬ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 14.17.6 in Telugu sript:
సిద్ధ ఉవాచ ।
ఆయుఃకీర్తికరాణీహ యాని కర్మాణి సేవతే ।
శరీరగ్రహణేఽన్యస్మింస్తేషు క్షీణేషు సర్వశః ॥ ౬ ॥

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